Quick Definition
Aphek
Biblical Persons & Places
Aphek
Aphek_3
A location first mentioned at 1Ki.20.26;
only referred to as Aphek (אֲפֵק).
Aphek
Aphek_2
A location first mentioned at Jos.12.18;
referred to as Aphek (אֲפֵק), or Aphekah (אֲפֵקָה).
Aphek
Aphek_1
A location first mentioned at Jos.13.4;
referred to as Aphek or Aphik (NIV= Aphek) (אֲפֵק).
Strong's Definition
Aphek (or Aphik), the name of three places in Palestine
Derivation: or אֲפִיק; from H662 (אָפַק) (in the sense of strength); fortress;
KJV Usage: Aphek, Aphik.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Aphek or Aphik = "enclosure"
1) a Canaanite city near Jezreel
2) a city in territory of Asher
3) a city northeast of Beirut in Transjordan
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
Aphek or Aphik = "enclosure"
a Canaanite city near Jezreel
Also named: a.phe.qah (אֲפֵקָה "Aphekah" H0664)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
אֲפִיקִ / אֲפֵק
ăphêq / ăphý̂yq
BDB Definition:
Aphek or Aphik = enclosure
1) a Canaanite city near Jezreel
2) a city in territory of Asher
3) a city northeast of Beirut in Transjordan
Part of Speech: noun proper locative
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H662 (in the sense of strength)
Total KJV Occurrences: 10